US 11,990,719 B2
Electrical male terminal
Ping Chen, Novi, MI (US); and Gwendolyn Upson, Ypsilanti, MI (US)
Assigned to J.S.T. CORPORATION, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Filed by J.S.T. CORPORATION, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,940.
Application 18/112,940 is a division of application No. 17/353,276, filed on Jun. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,626,671.
Application 17/353,276 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/828,291, filed on Mar. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,043,766, issued on Jun. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/893,679, filed on Aug. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0198173 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 4/18 (2006.01); H01R 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 4/185 (2013.01) [H01R 13/04 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical male terminal for insertion into a connector assembly, said electrical male terminal, comprising:
a clamp or crimp area;
a main body attached to said clamp or crimp area, said main body having a tang member and a tapered portion; and
a blade extending from said main body,
wherein a support member of said main body includes a protruding member extending towards a lower portion of said main body,
wherein said lower portion of said main body includes a cut-out portion for accommodating therein said protruding member,
wherein said tang member is comprised of a lever member, said lever member having an unattached end portion and an attached end portion,
wherein a center end portion that defines a thickness of said unattached end portion of said lever includes a protrusion extending therefrom, and
wherein said protrusion extends substantially from said unattached end portion of said lever.